Daily Dothttp://www.dailydot.com/Daily Dot Articleen-usWed, 06 Feb 2013 12:57:00 +0000How to order a pizza with Bitcoinshttp://www.dailydot.com/news/pizzaforcoins-bitcoins-order-pizza-dominos/<p><img src='//cdn0.dailydot.com/cache/2f/65/2f657e7dedcdd3c46b2bd76f7172ba77.jpg'></p><p>
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The aptly, albeit somewhat unimaginatively, named <a href="http://pizzaforcoins.com/">Pizzaforcoins.com</a> makes it possible for anyone to place a pizza order and pay for it using Bitcoins.&nbsp;</p>
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To place an order, enter your name and address. The site then redirects you to an online order menu that has various options and their respective prices (in BTC). Once a selection is made, Pizzaforcoins verifies that the payment has been made and an order is placed within 10 minutes.&nbsp;</p>
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The site essentially acts as a middleman between the customer and the pizza joint.</p>
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Orders can currently only be placed with Domino&#39;s Pizza, but the site&#39;s fine print indicates that they&#39;ll soon be adding Pizza Hut and Papa John&#39;s into the mix. The order options also appear to be limited to a few items and deals.&nbsp;</p>
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One of the offers available is <a href="http://pizzaforcoins.com/2-medium-2-topping-pizzas.html">two medium two-topping pizzas</a> for 0.71 BTC. There is no one static dollar equivalent to this figure, given that the value of Bitcoin fluctuates based on demand. As of this writing, that amounted to $14.97 (one coin equals $21.01). For context, the same order would cost us $18.59 (tax included).&nbsp;</p>
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The site is the brainchild of Matt Burkinshaw and Riley Alexander, who <a href="http://pizzaforcoins.com/aboutus-pizzaforcoins">state</a> in the &quot;about us&quot; section that they did it &quot;to further expand the usability of bitcoins on the open market.&quot; The site does not disclose if it is intended to be a profit-earning enterprise.</p>
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It&#39;s fitting that Burkinshaw and Alexander chose to go with the popular Italian dish. Back in May 2010, an individual going by the handle laszlo <a href="https://bitcointalk.org/?topic=137.0">offered to pay 10,000 BTC</a> for approximately $25 dollars worth of pizza. Back then, that equated to roughly $40.&nbsp;</p>
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The Daily Dot reached out to Burkinshaw and Alexander for comment on this story but the duo has yet to reply.</p>
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<strong>UPDATE:&nbsp;</strong>The site now works&nbsp;<a href="http://pizzaforcoins.com/pizza-hut-script">with Pizza Hut</a>!</p>
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<em>Photo via </em><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/thepizzareview/3572925000/"><em>The Pizza Review/Flickr</em></a></p>
fidel@dailydot.com (Fidel Martinez)Wed, 06 Feb 2013 12:57:00 +0000http://www.dailydot.com/news/pizzaforcoins-bitcoins-order-pizza-dominos/News